]]>http://wjon.com/election-2016-sauk-rapids-school-board-looks-to-fill-4-open-seats/feed/0(Photo: Alex Svejkovsky, WJON)Sauk Rapids Has A New Sheriff In Town [VIDEO]http://wjon.com/the-storm-have-a-new-sheriff-in-town-video/
http://wjon.com/the-storm-have-a-new-sheriff-in-town-video/#commentsWed, 31 Aug 2016 08:00:52 +0000http://1390thefan.com/?p=202592Continue reading…]]>The Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm football team has a new coach for the first time in 17 seasons. Former coach Bill Magnuson announced his resignation in June after accepting an assistant coaching job with Pequot Lakes.

]]>http://wjon.com/the-storm-have-a-new-sheriff-in-town-video/feed/0(Photo: Alex Svejkovsky, WJON)Sauk Rapids is Looking for New ADhttp://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-is-looking-for-new-ad/
http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-is-looking-for-new-ad/#commentsMon, 11 Jul 2016 21:20:56 +0000http://1390thefan.com/sauk-rapids-is-looking-for-new-ad/Continue reading…]]>Sauk Rapids-Rice is looking for a new Activities Director after Luke Lutterman took a Principal job at Triton High School in southern Minnesota.

]]>http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-is-looking-for-new-ad/feed/0Dave OverlundWJON In-Depth: High School Dress Codes Revealed [VIDEO]http://wjon.com/wjon-in-depth-high-school-dress-codes-revealed-video/
http://wjon.com/wjon-in-depth-high-school-dress-codes-revealed-video/#commentsThu, 12 May 2016 18:05:57 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=355954Continue reading…]]>Think back to a time when you were the king or queen of high school, did anyone ever tell you your skirt was just a little too short, that tube top wasn't appropriate for school or your favorite hat wasn't allowed.

]]>http://wjon.com/wjon-in-depth-high-school-dress-codes-revealed-video/feed/0Task Force: Sauk Rapids District Should Build New Elementary and Replace Pleasantviewhttp://wjon.com/task-force-sauk-rapids-district-should-build-new-elementary-and-replace-pleasantview/
http://wjon.com/task-force-sauk-rapids-district-should-build-new-elementary-and-replace-pleasantview/#commentsFri, 22 Apr 2016 22:30:10 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=355248Continue reading…]]>A community task force will recommend in June that the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District build a fourth elementary school and replace Pleasantview Elementary with a new building. Sauk Rapids-Rice is grappling with space concerns due to growing enrollment numbers (the district has grown by 800 students within the last six years).

]]>http://wjon.com/task-force-sauk-rapids-district-should-build-new-elementary-and-replace-pleasantview/feed/0Pleasantview Elementary School. (Lee Voss, WJON)Sauk Rapids-Rice Students Dish Out Ice Cream To Bring Awareness to Childhood Cancer [VIDEO]http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-students-dish-out-ice-cream-to-bring-awareness-to-childhood-cancer-video/
http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-students-dish-out-ice-cream-to-bring-awareness-to-childhood-cancer-video/#commentsThu, 18 Feb 2016 18:06:36 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=348687Continue reading…]]>They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and today (Thursday) at Sauk Rapids-Rice high school it was served in a different way. Several students and the Tanner's Team Foundation teamed up to serve over 900 students Ice Cream in honor of International Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day.

]]>http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-students-dish-out-ice-cream-to-bring-awareness-to-childhood-cancer-video/feed/0Sauk Rapids-Rice students serve ice cream to entire student body. (Photo: Alex Svejkovsky, WJON)Sauk Rapids-Rice Superintendent Bittman to Attend State of the Union Addresshttp://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-superintendent-bittman-to-attend-state-of-the-union-address/
http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-superintendent-bittman-to-attend-state-of-the-union-address/#commentsTue, 12 Jan 2016 14:19:13 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=344470Continue reading…]]>Sauk Rapids-Rice superintendent Dan Bittman will be in attendance during President Obama's State of the Union Address on Tuesday night. Bittman was invited by Representative Tom Emmer for being Minnesota's 2016 superintendent of the year.

]]>http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-superintendent-bittman-to-attend-state-of-the-union-address/feed/0Dan Bittman (Dan DeBaun, WJON)Sauk Rapids-Rice Superintendent Sees Improvement in New Education Billhttp://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-superintendent-sees-improvement-in-new-education-bill/
http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-superintendent-sees-improvement-in-new-education-bill/#commentsThu, 10 Dec 2015 18:55:14 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=341076Continue reading…]]>President Obama signed the "Every Student Succeeds Act" on Thursday, which will give states more control over school accountability and testing. Locally, Sauk Rapids-Rice superintendent Dan Bittman says he sees the new law as an improvement, as it's expected to give more flexibility to local districts.

]]>http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-superintendent-sees-improvement-in-new-education-bill/feed/0Dan Bittman (Dan DeBaun, WJON)3 St. Cloud Metro Area Schools Remind You of Closings Policieshttp://wjon.com/3-st-cloud-metro-area-schools-remind-you-of-closings-policies/
http://wjon.com/3-st-cloud-metro-area-schools-remind-you-of-closings-policies/#commentsThu, 12 Nov 2015 14:47:03 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=337730Continue reading…]]>The schools in the St. Cloud metro area are getting ready for winter. Once again this year, The St. Cloud Area School District, Sartell-St. Stephen, and Sauk Rapids-Rice, as well as all of the parochial schools, will work with each other on a coordinated plan for school closings, late starts, or early outs.

]]>http://wjon.com/3-st-cloud-metro-area-schools-remind-you-of-closings-policies/feed/0Getty Images2015-2016 School Year Preview: Sauk Rapids-Rice [VIDEO]http://wjon.com/2015-2016-school-year-preview-sauk-rapids-rice-video/
http://wjon.com/2015-2016-school-year-preview-sauk-rapids-rice-video/#commentsMon, 24 Aug 2015 05:00:23 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=327719Continue reading…]]>This week, WJON is featuring several area superintendents to highlight their school district before the 2015-2016 school year kicks off. Today, we highlight Dan Bittman, superintendent of Sauk Rapids-Rice schools. Bittman became superintendent back in 2010.

]]>http://wjon.com/2015-2016-school-year-preview-sauk-rapids-rice-video/feed/0Dan Bittman (Dan DeBaun, WJON)Sauk Rapids-Rice 5th Grade Teacher Retiring After Working in District Since 1971 [VIDEO]http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-5th-grade-teacher-retiring-after-working-in-district-since-1971-video/
http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-5th-grade-teacher-retiring-after-working-in-district-since-1971-video/#commentsTue, 26 May 2015 05:00:50 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=316236Continue reading…]]>A Sauk Rapids-Rice teacher is retiring this spring after working in the district since 1971. Colleen Christenson is a 5th grade teacher at Mississippi River Elementary School. Christenson says she knew she wanted to be a teacher at an early age and that things have changed drastically in the classroom since she started.

]]>http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-5th-grade-teacher-retiring-after-working-in-district-since-1971-video/feed/0Christenson emphasizes that life without geometry would be pointless. (Dan DeBaun, WJON)Sauk Rapids-Rice Superintendent: Dayton Preschool Proposal Could Create Space Crunchhttp://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-superintendent-dayton-preschool-proposal-could-create-space-crunch/
http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-superintendent-dayton-preschool-proposal-could-create-space-crunch/#commentsWed, 20 May 2015 15:31:00 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=315793Continue reading…]]>Governor Mark Dayton vetoed an education funding bill on Tuesday, saying it wasn't big enough and didn't include preschool funding for four-year-olds in the state. Locally, Sauk Rapids-Rice Superintendent Dan Bittman says he supports the idea of early education and preschool, but adds the district would run into space concerns if the state required it for four-year-olds.

]]>http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-superintendent-dayton-preschool-proposal-could-create-space-crunch/feed/0Getty ImagesFormer Sauk Rapids Teacher Charged with Soliciting Minorhttp://wjon.com/shakopee-teacher-charged-with-soliciting-minor/
http://wjon.com/shakopee-teacher-charged-with-soliciting-minor/#commentsThu, 09 Apr 2015 17:45:44 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=310130Continue reading…]]>A former Sauk Rapids-Rice High School teacher is charged with soliciting sex from a boy he met at a theater group. Thirty-four-year-old Andrew Hasty, is charged with three felonies after police say he asked a 15-year-old boy to send him photos of his genitals.

]]>http://wjon.com/shakopee-teacher-charged-with-soliciting-minor/feed/0Andrew Hasty, Carver County JailSauk Rapids-Rice District Honored for Increasing Student Opportunitieshttp://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-district-honored-for-increasing-student-opportunity/
http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-district-honored-for-increasing-student-opportunity/#commentsFri, 06 Mar 2015 16:28:34 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=304753Continue reading…]]>The Sauk Rapids-Rice school district won first place for the Nation's Magna Award for its effots to increase access and opportunities for all students. The Magna Award is a national award that honors school boards best practices and innovative programs to advance student learning.

]]>http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-district-honored-for-increasing-student-opportunity/feed/0(Photo: Jim Maurice, WJON)Sauk Rapids-Rice to Study Facilities Due to Increasing Enrollment [AUDIO]http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-to-study-facilities-due-to-increasing-enrollment-audio/
http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-to-study-facilities-due-to-increasing-enrollment-audio/#commentsThu, 29 Jan 2015 15:05:08 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=299037Continue reading…]]>Increasing enrollment in the Sauk Rapids-Rice district is leading to potential space crunches in their buildings. The district recently approved the process to hire an architect to study its buildings.

]]>http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-boys-basketball-opens-season-with-win/feed/0Laptops Given to All Sauk Rapids-Rice High School Students [AUDIO]http://wjon.com/laptops-given-to-all-sauk-rapids-rice-high-school-students-audio/
http://wjon.com/laptops-given-to-all-sauk-rapids-rice-high-school-students-audio/#commentsFri, 21 Nov 2014 16:47:45 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=288538Continue reading…]]>Every student at the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School now has a laptop to use for their classwork.

]]>http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-school-district-seeing-significant-growth-audio/feed/0(Photo: Jim Maurice, WJON)Staci Meyer is WJON's All-Star Student of the Week [VIDEO]http://wjon.com/staci-meyer-is-wjons-all-star-student-of-the-week-video/
http://wjon.com/staci-meyer-is-wjons-all-star-student-of-the-week-video/#commentsTue, 16 Sep 2014 09:00:34 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=274481Continue reading…]]>Sauk Rapids-Rice eighth grader Staci Meyer is WJON's All-Star Student of the Week. Her involvement in student council and participation in sports keeps her on the go, but she says she wouldn't have it any other way.

]]>http://wjon.com/power-outage-effects-after-schools-programs-at-sauk-rapids-rice/feed/0Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, Photo by WJON.com's Jim MauriceAfter Years Without, Sauk Rapids-Rice Hires Curriculum Director [AUDIO]http://wjon.com/after-years-without-sauk-rapids-rice-hires-curriculum-director-audio/
http://wjon.com/after-years-without-sauk-rapids-rice-hires-curriculum-director-audio/#commentsWed, 09 Apr 2014 01:18:07 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=250908Continue reading…]]> The search for a new curriculum director for the Sauk Rapids-Rice school district has ended. The school board has hired Jenny Bushman as the new Director of Teaching and Learning.

]]>http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-7th-grader-receives-international-honor/feed/0Photo Courtesy of Sauk Rapids-RiceStudents Find Their Calling in Sauk Rapids-Rice FFA Program [VIDEO]http://wjon.com/students-find-their-calling-in-sauk-rapids-rice-ffa-program-video/
http://wjon.com/students-find-their-calling-in-sauk-rapids-rice-ffa-program-video/#commentsTue, 04 Feb 2014 21:10:04 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=239605Continue reading…]]>Many high school students spend their time finding some place they belong. At Sauk Rapids-Rice, some students have found that place in FFA.

]]>http://wjon.com/volunteers-serve-over-300-seniors-at-25th-annual-thanksgiving-delight-video/feed/0(Photo: Dan DeBaun, WJON News)Sauk Rapids-Rice Band Adds to Football Experience [VIDEO]http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-band-adds-to-football-experience-video/
http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-band-adds-to-football-experience-video/#commentsSat, 12 Oct 2013 01:51:21 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=218197Continue reading…]]>Pep bands can provide a soundtrack to Friday night high school football games. The Sauk Rapids-Rice band takes pride in doing this every time the Storm play at home.

]]>http://wjon.com/granite-city-classic-boys-hockey-tournament/feed/0Seth ToupalUPDATE: St. Cloud Schools Lift 'Containment', No Major Incidents Reported At Area Schoolshttp://wjon.com/police-schools-deal-with-social-media-rumors-no-issues/
http://wjon.com/police-schools-deal-with-social-media-rumors-no-issues/#commentsFri, 21 Dec 2012 15:43:31 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=156969Continue reading…]]>It's been quiet so far today (Friday) at our area schools. They have been on heightened alert, due to some social media rumors involving the one-week anniversary of the Connecticut school shooting, as well as the end of the Mayan Calendar today.

]]>http://wjon.com/police-schools-deal-with-social-media-rumors-no-issues/feed/004deveni, FlickrOperating Levy Finally Passes in Sauk Rapids-Rice [AUDIO]http://wjon.com/146761/
http://wjon.com/146761/#commentsThu, 08 Nov 2012 16:53:12 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=146761Continue reading…]]>For the Sauk Rapids-Rice school district, the fourth time was the charm. Voters this week passed an operating levy for $1.7 million a year for the next six years. Levy questions had failed three previous times in recent years.

]]>http://wjon.com/146761/feed/0Sauk Rapids-Rice Superintendent Makes Pitch for Operating Levy [AUDIO]http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-superintendent-makes-pitch-for-operating-levy-audio/
http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-superintendent-makes-pitch-for-operating-levy-audio/#commentsWed, 31 Oct 2012 15:57:58 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=144641Continue reading…]]>Sauk Rapids-Rice residents have an operating levy question on their ballot again this year. It will ask for $1.7 million a year for six years.

]]>http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-superintendent-makes-pitch-for-operating-levy-audio/feed/0Dan BittmanUPDATE: School Buses at Sauk Rapids-Rice 2 Hours Latehttp://wjon.com/power-outage-delaying-school-buses-at-sauk-rapids-rice/
http://wjon.com/power-outage-delaying-school-buses-at-sauk-rapids-rice/#commentsFri, 12 Oct 2012 10:31:02 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=139444Continue reading…]]> There is a power outage that's affecting the Sauk Rapids-Rice school buses. Superintendent Dan Bittman says the buses can't get out of the bus garage, which means they aren't able to pick-up the kids at their regular time.

]]>http://wjon.com/power-outage-delaying-school-buses-at-sauk-rapids-rice/feed/0Cast a Line, FlickrSR-R Board Approves Levy Question for November Ballothttp://wjon.com/sr-r-board-approves-levy-question-for-november-ballot/
http://wjon.com/sr-r-board-approves-levy-question-for-november-ballot/#commentsTue, 21 Aug 2012 11:58:58 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=126626Continue reading…]]> Residents in the Sauk Rapids-Rice school district will be asked to approve a tax levy in November. Superintendent Dan Bittman says the school board has unanimously approved putting one question on the ballot.

]]>http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-considering-operating-levy-audio/feed/0Dan BittmanSt. Cloud Area High Schools Plan Graduation Ceremonieshttp://wjon.com/area-high-schools-plan-graduation-ceremonies/
http://wjon.com/area-high-schools-plan-graduation-ceremonies/#commentsThu, 24 May 2012 05:30:07 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=101015Continue reading…]]>It's graduation season for our area high schools. Do you know a graduate this year? Give them your best wishes on our story.

]]>http://wjon.com/area-high-schools-plan-graduation-ceremonies/feed/0Pleasantview Principal Heading to Saudi Arabia [AUDIO]http://wjon.com/pleasantview-principal-heading-to-saudi-arabia-audio/
http://wjon.com/pleasantview-principal-heading-to-saudi-arabia-audio/#commentsMon, 30 Apr 2012 15:39:07 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=96739Continue reading…]]>A Sauk Rapids principal and his family are about to embark on an adventure of a lifetime. Pleasantview principal Nate Swenson has taken a one-year leave of absence from the district so he can be a principal at a middle school in Saudi Arabia.

]]>http://wjon.com/pleasantview-principal-heading-to-saudi-arabia-audio/feed/0Nate SwensonSauk Rapids-Rice Settles Teacher Contracthttp://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-settles-teacher-contract/
http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-settles-teacher-contract/#commentsTue, 10 Apr 2012 14:54:56 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=91061Continue reading…]]>The Sauk Rapids-Rice school district has settled the contract with it's teachers union. The school board approved the contract for this school year and next year at last (Monday) night's meeting.

]]>http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-settles-teacher-contract/feed/0Steven WrightSauk Rapids-Rice Students Place Well at Cooking Competitionhttp://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-students-place-well-at-cooking-competition/
http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-students-place-well-at-cooking-competition/#commentsThu, 08 Mar 2012 18:34:14 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=81515Continue reading…]]>A group of Sauk Rapids-Rice students took top honors at a cooking and restaurant competition. The Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation hosted the event in St. Paul.

]]>http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-students-place-well-at-cooking-competition/feed/0Hospitality MinnesotaSR-R to Trim $760K from District Budget [AUDIO]http://wjon.com/sr-r-to-trim-760k-from-district-budget-audio/
http://wjon.com/sr-r-to-trim-760k-from-district-budget-audio/#commentsTue, 06 Mar 2012 19:38:30 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=80959Continue reading…]]>The Sauk Rapids-Rice school district needs to trim nearly $760,000 from next year's budget. The cuts are necessary because voters in the district voted against a proposed operating levy last November.